Oklahoma State University Athletics
Women's Hoops Looks To Upset No. 7 Texas Tech
February 25, 2000 | Cowgirl Basketball
Feb. 25, 2000
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Texas Tech (22-3, 11-3) at Oklahoma State (13-13, 5-9)
Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000 -- 7 p.m.
Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,381) -- Stillwater, Okla.
Radio - Stillwater Radio (KGFY-105.5 FM)
COWGIRLS HOST LADY RAIDERS -- In the final home game of the regular season, Oklahoma State will host the Texas Tech Lady Raiders on Saturday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. in Gallagher-Iba Arena. It will also be the final home game for senior Jennifer Crow. OSU is 13-13 overall this season and 5-9 in Big 12 action after an overtime 75-71 loss to Nebraska in Lincoln on Tuesday. TTU is 22-3, 11-3 in league play after a 91-85, double-overtime win over Texas in Austin Wednesday night. TTU is ranked seventh in both the Assocated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Polls.
COMING UP -- On Wednesday, March 1, the Cowgirls will travel to Norman, Okla., for the final game of the regular season, a contest with the Oklahoma Sooners (21-6, 11-3). Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. OSU's next game will most likely be the first game of the Big 12 Tournament at noon on Tuesday, March 7, in Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. The Cowgirls' opponent will be the Kansas State Wildcats.
Probable Starters
Pos ## Name Ht. GP-GS PPG RPG APG FG% FT%
F 00 Toya Releford 5-10 25-12 5.4 3.4 1.0 .431 .714
C 12 Jessica Bates 6-2 24-10 4.7 4.3 0.5 .471 .680
G 20 Shelby Hutchens 5-10 26-19 6.2 2.4 1.8 .335 .679
G 32 Chantoya Hawkins 5-5 26-24 10.8 3.2 2.8 .361 .659
G 34 Jennifer Crow 5-9 26-26 21.7 6.3 4.2 .418 .898
INJURY REPORT -- Tari Cummings suffered a partial ACL tear and a lateral meniscus tear in her left knee against West Virginia on Dec. 31. She had surgery on Jan. 7, and is out until at least the first week of March. Freshman Leah Wahlgren had her knee scoped on Friday morning, and is out for the remainder of the season.
CROW HONORED FOR CLASSROOM WORK -- Senior Jennifer Crow was honored for her classroom work as well on Thursday when the GTE Academic All-America district awards were announced. For the second-straight year, Jennifer was named a first-team District VI Academic All-American. Her name, along with four others from the district, will be added to a national list that will be voted on and the Academic All-America first, second and third teams will be announced on Thursday, March 16. Jennifer was a second-team Academic All-America selection a year ago.
COACH DICK HALTERMAN -- Dick Halterman is entering his 17th season as the head coach for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, and brings with him a 300-200 career mark at OSU. Halterman has guided the Cowgirls to eight postseason appearances in the last 11 years, including seven NCAA Tournament appearances (last in 1996) and one Women's NIT appearance (1998). Under Halterman, 13 Cowgirls have been named first-team all-conference, while 27 student-athletes have achieved first-team academic all-conference status. He is a two-time conference Coach of the Year, and was the District V Coach of the Year in 1991. Halterman has taken two conference All-Star teams abroad, including this past August, when he led the Big 12 All-Stars on a tour of Finland and Sweden. That team finished with a 5-1 record. Here is a look at Halterman's year-by-year coaching record at Oklahoma State.
Coach Halterman's Year-by-Year Record
Year W L Pct. Note
1983-84 18 11 .620 Eighth-Most Improved team in NCAA history
1984-85 17 11 .607 First-ever 12-win season at home
1985-86 13 18 .419 Clinette Jordan's rookie season
1986-87 16 12 .571 Jordan, Siess both break 1,000 points
1987-88 17 11 .607 Liz Brown's freshman year
1988-89 20 12 .625 OSU's first-ever NCAA Appearance
1989-90 20 11 .645 Big Eight Tournament Champions
1990-91 27 6 .818 Sweet 16 Appearance
1991-92 11 17 .393 Lisa McGill named District All-American
1992-93 23 9 .719 NCAA Appearance
1993-94 20 9 .690 NCAA Appearance
1994-95 17 12 .607 NCAA Appearance
1995-96 20 10 .669 Last NCAA Tournament Appearance
1996-97 15 12 .556 Two 100-point games during season
1997-98 20 11 .645 Postseason Women's NIT
1998-99 13 15 .464 Six players named Academic All-Big 12
1999-2000 13 13 .500 Jennifer Crow's senior season
Totals 300 200 .600
HALTERMAN ON RADIO/TV -- During the 1999-2000 season, fans can catch up with the Cowgirl head coach on both the radio and television. The Coach Halterman Radio Show will be broadcast every Monday evening from 5:30 - 6 p.m. on KGFY-105.5 FM in Stillwater. The Coach Halterman Television Show will be broadcast on Tuesday's at 7 p.m. on KWEM-TV 31 in Stillwater, which is Channel 3 on Peak Cablevision. Casey Kendrick, program manager at KWEM, will host both the radio and television shows.
HALTERMAN'S 300TH WIN -- Oklahoma State's 80-66 win over Texas A&M last Saturday was a milestone in Halterman's career. It was his 300th victory at OSU, moving him into an elite group. Only six coaches in the history of Oklahoma State athletics have reached that mark: Mr. Henry Iba (men's basketball), Toby Greene (baseball), Gary Ward (baseball), Sandy Fischer (softball) and James Wadley (men's tennis). Halterman also became the sixth coach in the Big 12 to reach that mark, and the fourth to reach it at his current school. Only Marian Washington (KU), Ceal Barry (CU), Jody Conradt (UT) and Marsha Sharp (TTU) have won that many games with their current team.
HALTERMAN'S 500TH GAME -- Oklahoma State's game vs. Nebraska on Tuesday night was the 500th in Halterman's career at OSU. He is 300-200 in 17 seasons with the Cowgirls. He has an all-time record of 549-234, including stints at Wheeling High School and Moberly Junior College.
CROW BACK FOR FINAL SEASON -- Jennifer Crow is in her final season in a Cowgirl uniform, and is moving up several OSU career statistical charts. She became the 14th player in school history to record 1,000 points in a career, and she currently ranks third on the all-time points scored list with 1,700. Jennifer just surpassed Jamie Siess (1,682), and needs just 66 points to move into second. She already holds the school record for three-pointers made (201) and attempted (546) in a career. Jennifer was named third-team All-Big 12 last season, and was honored as a second-team Academic All-American her junior year. She ranks seventh in career scoring average at 15.2 ppg, fifth in free-throw percentage at 82.3 percent, and sixth in three-point shooting at 36.8 percent. Another interesting note: Jennifer is just the third Cowgirl to ever average double-figure scoring in all four years of her career. Here is a look at where Jennifer ranks on the school's career charts.
Category Crow's rank needs to surpass
Points 3rd with 1,730 36 Lisa McGill (2nd with 1,765)
Rebounds 10th with 536 19 Renee Roberts (9th with 554)
25 Cheri Edwards (8th with 560)
Assists 6th with 275 24 Althea Cox (5th with 298)
Steals t5th with 171 12 Renee Roberts (4th with 182)
Minutes 4th with 3,577 292 Jamie Siess (3rd with 3,868)
Free Throws 2nd with 541 62 Clinette Jordan (1st with 602)
FT Attempted 2nd with 654 317 Clinette Jordan (1st with 970)
Field Goals 7th with 493 11 Charmaine Johnson (6th with 503)
51 Donna Ridling (5th with 543)
FG Attempted 6th with 1,164 43 Donna Ridling (5th with 1,206)
Games Started t10th with 89 3 Scales/Johnson (8th with 91)
Games Played 17th with 112 3 Jamie Siess (16th with 114)
All-time Career Leaders
Points Scored
1. Clinette Jordan 2,168
2. Lisa McGill 1,765
3. Jennifer Crow 1,730
4. Jamie Siess 1,682
5. Donna Ridling 1,573
CROW BREAKS MARK -- With four three-pointers vs. Baylor, Jennifer Crow surpassed the school single-season mark of 57, set by Alicia Burke in 1988-89. Crow owns three of the top four marks in school history, and four of the top eight. With 10 attempts from behind the arc vs. KSU, she surpassed her own mark for three-point attempts in a season, 146 last year. She now has 172 attempts this season.
All-time Three-Pointers Made (single season)
1. Jennifer Crow, 99-00 64
2. Alicia Burke, 88-89 57
3. Jennifer Crow, 98-99 51
4. Jennifer Crow, 97-98 48
8. Jennifer Crow, 96-97 42
SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT -- Earlier this month, Jennifer Crow became just the 10th player in school history to record 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in a career. She also became the first player in school history to record 1,500 points, 500 boards, 250 assists and 150 steals in a career. She currently has 1,730 points, 536 rebounds, 275 assists and 171 steals in her four-year career. She is one of just 11 players in the history of the Big 12 schools to put up those kinds of numbers.
CROW AT THE LINE -- Jennifer Crow set an OSU school record vs. Lamar when she was successful on 12-of-12 trips to the free-throw line. She broke the previous record of 10-of-10, set by Crista Troester in 1983, and duplicated four times since, the most recent time by Cheri Edwards in 1998. One game later vs. Tulsa, Jennifer broke her own record by connecting on 13-of-13 free throws. Crow set another school record from the charity stripe by connecting on 30 consecutive free throws. The previous record was 28, set by Jamie Siess in 1987-88. Jennifer made her last three attempts vs. Illinois, then was a perfect 25-of-25 vs. Lamar and Tulsa. She hit her first two vs. Oral Roberts, but then missed her 31st attempt. She is currently shooting 89.8 percent (159-of-177) from the line, leading the nation. Jennifer also owns three of the top 10 single-game free-throw shooting performances in the nation.
NCAA Leaders Free-Throw Percentage
(as of Feb. 20)
Rank, Name, School Pct. FT-FTA
1. Jennifer Crow, Oklahoma State 89.9% 151-168
2. Marica Maddox, Georgia State 89.6% 60- 67
3. Corrin Von Wald, Wis.-Milwaukee 88.5% 94-107
4. Alissa Murphy, Boston College 88.4% 107-121
5. Karen Culbertson, Iona 88.2% 112-127
6. Trisha Raniewicz, St. Bonaventure 87.6% 92-105
7. Kylie Galloway, Hawaii 87.2% 82- 94
8. Jackie Stiles, SMS 86.7% 176-203
NCAA TOP SINGLE-GAME FREE-THROW PERCENTAGES
Pct. (FT-FTA) Player, Team vs. Opponent Date
100.0% (18-18) Corrin Von Wald, Wis.-Milwaukee vs. Valparaiso Jan. 19
100.0% (16-16) Katie Smrcka-Duffy, Georgetown vs. Seton Hall Feb. 9
100.0% (14-14) Jamie Cassidy, Maine vs. Rice Jan. 11
100.0% (14-14) Jackie Stiles, Southwest Mo. St. vs. Bradley Jan. 29
100.0% (14-14) Shauna Geronin, Canisius vs. Manhattan Jan. 30
100.0% (13-13) Lori Chase, Southeast Mo. St. vs. UMKC Nov. 23
100.0% (13-13) Jennifer Crow, Oklahoma St. vs. Tulsa Nov. 28
100.0% (13-13) Kristine Austgulen, Va. Commonwealth vs. Richmond Jan. 7
100.0% (12-12) Jennifer Crow, Oklahoma St. vs. Lamar Nov. 19
100.0% (12-12) Jennifer Crow, Oklahoma St. vs. Texas A&M Feb. 19
Seven others tied
FRESHMEN DUO GETTING PT -- Freshman Chantoya Hawkins has started 23 games this season, while fellow freshman Shelby Hutchens has started 18 contests this year. That's the most starts by a true freshman since 1993-94, when Cheri Edwards started 28 in her first season as a Cowgirl. The last time two true freshmen started at least 18 games was in 1992-93, when Stacy Coffey, Amy Scales and Yogi York started 32, 32, and 31, respectively.
BIG 12 INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS -- Jennifer Crow is second in the league in scoring, averaging 21.7 points per game. She trails UT's Edwina Brown, who is averaging 21.8 points per contest. Jennifer has 565 points in 26 games, Brown has 589 points in 27 contests. Crow also ranks ninth in assists per game (4.19), and fourth in three-pointers made per game (2.46). Chantoya Hawkins ranks ninth in the conference in steals, averaging 2.19 per contest. Crow also leads the Big 12 in free-throw percentage at 89.8 percent, ahead of Texas A&M's Prissy Sharpe (88.1). Crow is also 10th in assist-turnover ratio (1.20), and 11th in three-point shooting percentage (35.4).
Top Five Scorers in Big 12
(as of Feb. 25)
Rank, Name PPG
1. Edwina Brown, UT 21.8
2. Jennifer Crow, OSU 21.7
3. Phylesha Whaley, OU 20.4
4. Lynn Pride, KU 17.7
5. Nicole Kubik, NU 17.1
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
-- As a team, the Cowgirls have shattered the previous school record for three-point attempts in a season. The previous record was 355 in 1991-92. This year, OSU has attempted 453 shots from behind the arc.
-- With five three-pointers against Texas A&M, Oklahoma State broke the school record of 131, set by the 1988-89 team. The 1999-2000 squad now has 138 treys.
-- Maintaining their current pace, the Cowgirls should break two more three-point records. OSU is currently averaging 5.31 treys made and 17.4 threes attempted this season. The school records are 4.63 and 13.1, respectively.
-- The Cowgirls broke the school-record for three-pointers in a game when the connected on 11 shots from behind the arc vs. Iowa State. The previous record was 10 vs. Nebraska on March 4, 1998.
-- Senior Jennifer Crow has scored 20-plus points in 15 of the last 20 contests, and has three 30-point games.
-- Freshman Chantoya Hawkins has reached double figures in scoring in 19 of the last 22 games.
-- Freshman Shelby Hutchens has scored at least eight points on 11 occasions this season, including a career-high 22 points vs. Baylor in Stillwater.
-- Junior Reba Johnson pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds at Colorado, the most since Kelly Folsom grabbed 16 caroms at Texas on Feb. 8, 1997.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS -- Here is a statistical comparison between Oklahoma State and Nebraska (Big 12 ranking in parenthesis) ...
Overall Big 12
OSU TTU OSU TTU
Overall Record 13-13 (8) 22-3 (1) 5-9 (T8) 11-3 (T1)
Scoring Offense 70.2 (7) 68.8 (8) 65.4 (9) 67.9 (6)
Scoring Defense 68.2 (9) 54.7 (1) 70.8 (9) 58.1 (1)
Scoring Margin +2.0 (8) +14.1 (2) -5.4 (9) +9.8 (2)
Field-Goal Pct. 40.4 (11) 43.6 (5) 38.6 (10) 43.1 (3)
FG Pct. Defense 40.3 (7) 38.2 (2) 40.4 (6) 39.2 (2)
Free-Throw Pct. 74.6 (1) 60.2 (12) 73.6 (3) 60.6 (12)
Rebound Margin +0.3 (9) +1.3 (6) -3.7 (9) -1.6 (7)
3-Point FG Pct. 30.5 (10) 28.9 (11) 29.8 (9) 25.9 (11)
3-Pointers Per Game 5.3 (3) 2.7 (11) 5.5 (3) 2.5 (12)
Turnover Margin +0.8 (7) +6.7 (1) -0.2 (T8) +6.1 (1)
SERIES HISTORY WITH TEXAS TECH -- The series between Oklahoma State and Texas Tech is tied at 10 games each. The Cowgirls lead the all-time series in Stillwater, 6-3. The Lady Raiders have won seven straight in the series, dating back to the very first Big 12 contest between the two schools. OSU won that first game in Lubbock, 78-56, and Tech has not lost a conference game since at home. Here is a game-by-game look at the all-time series ...
Series Record with Texas Tech [10-10]
Record in Stillwater: OSU leads, 6-3
Record in Lubbock: Texas Tech leads, 5-3
01-25-80 W 66-58 Stillwater, Okla.
01-09-81 W 85-77 Lubbock, Texas
12-04-81 L 51-61 Road Runner Classic, Las Cruces, N.M.
01-08-82 W 83-67 Stillwater, Okla.
11-26-83 W 75-70 Queens Classic, Plainview, Texas
12-20-85 W 67-65 Stillwater, Okla.
12-04-86 L 74-80 Lubbock, Texas
11-29-87 W 68-53 Cowgirl Classic, Stillwater, Okla.
12-10-88 L 66-78 Lubbock, Texas
12-15-89 W 78-76 Stillwater, Okla.
12-02-90 W 59-54 Red Raider Classic, Lubbock, Texas
11-30-91 W 67-62 Jimco Cowgirl Classic, Stillwater, Okla.
01-08-97 W 78-56 Lubbock, Texas
01-22-97 L 61-73 Stillwater, Okla.
01-14-98 L 48-74 Lubbock, Texas
01-28-98 L 51-64 Stillwater, Okla.
03-05-98 L 49-53 Big 12 Tournament, Kansas City, Mo.
01-16-99 L 68-79 Stillwater, Okla.
02-17-99 L 58-73 Lubbock, Texas
01-15-00 L 51-76 Lubbock, Texas
WHO TO START? -- Oklahoma State has used 13 different starting lineups this season. Senior Jennifer Crow has been the only constant on the floor at tipoff. Here is a look at Oklahoma State's record with each of the 13 different starting lineups ...
Lineup Record
Hawkins, Crow, Hutchens, Cummings, Faulk 4-2
Hawkins, Crow, Stuber, Releford, Magness 1-2
Hawkins, Crow, Hutchens, Faulk, Releford 2-0
Hawkins, Crow, Hutchens, Releford, Bates 1-2
Hawkins, Crow, Hutchens, Releford, Magness 1-1
Hawkins, Crow, Cummings, Faulk, Releford 1-1
Hawkins, Crow, Hutchens, Stuber, Bates 0-2
Hawkins, Crow, Hutchens, Faulk, Bates 1-0
Hawkins, Crow, Johnson, Releford, Bates 1-0
Hutchens, Crow, Cummings, Faulk, Bates 1-0
Hawkins, Crow, Spinner, Johnson, Bates 0-1
Hawkins, Crow, Hutchens, Johnson, Bates 0-1
Hutchens, Crow, Cummings, Faulk, Johnson 0-1
